#CryptoScamSurge 🚨 Crypto Scams Surge – A Growing Threat Today Crypto scams and hacks escalated sharply in early 2025—with losses hitting $1.53 billion in February alone, a ~1,500% rise from January, driven largely by the Bybit mega hack attributed to the Lazarus Group. Even without Bybit, phishing and exploit losses still exceeded $126 million that month .
🔍 Scam Evolution—From Phishing to AI-Deepfakes & Pig‑Butchering Phishing attacks like address poisoning have cost victims over $1.2 million, with scammers mimicking trusted wallet addresses . Meanwhile, AI-generated deepfake scams surged in early 2025, responsible for nearly 40% of major crypto frauds, with combined losses across 2024 estimated at $4.6 billion .
🔮 What’s Next? Industry analysts predict scams could exceed $12 billion in 2025, with the continued sophistication of multi-stage and social-engineered attacks like pig‑butchering, which accounted for 40% growth in 2024 alone . Investors are urged to adopt stricter verification protocols, limit token approvals, and use on-chain tools to identify suspicious addresses.